Consumer Behavior (MKT 202) Consumer Behavior Research Project: (Group work) (Due Date for submission – April‚ 19th‚ 2012‚ Presentation Date- April 22/24‚ 2012) You are required to write a paper on the consumer behavior of a target group which influences the formation of marketing strategies of any BRAND. Find a live project at a company‚ preferably Multinational. Choose from categories like Telecommunication‚ Banks‚ Paints‚ Media‚ Newspaper‚ Saloons‚ Chips‚ Milk‚ Snacks‚ Bread‚ Cosmetics
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CONCEPT OF BRAND COMMUNITY: BUILDING COMMITMENT IN THE CHARITY SECTOR ABSTRACT The paper introduces a model of brand community development that is extended to the nonprofit sector; a sector that has just recently begun to embrace relationship marketing. It is believed that brand communities represent a unique form of relationship marketing‚ with benefits that are particularly compelling for nonprofits. Indeed‚ the paper reveals that many of the characteristics of brand communities
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Contrary to the claims‚ most popular noodle brands are high in sodium and low on fiber content.A study by Ahmedabad-based Consumer Education and Research Society‚ which tested 15 brands at its in-house laboratory for ingredients such as fat‚ fibre‚ sodium‚ calcium and iron has claimed this."Instant noodles‚ were targeted at children and are now being promoted across all age groups as a healthy snack. But our tests indicate that the ’health’ quotient claimed by brands is not true‚" Pritee Shah‚ general manager
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Mason (1981)‚ significant levels of status consumption exist in all communities in the world. This consumption behaviour contributes significantly in shaping consumer preferences for many products. Eastman‚ Goldsmith‚ and Flynn (1999) define status consumption as “the motivational process by which individuals strive to improve their social standing through the conspicuous consumption of consumer products that confer and symbolize status both for the individual and surrounding significant others”.
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SYNOPSIS 1. TITLE: “Factors responsible for Brand switching from Samsung to Nokia in smartphones in Indore region ”. 2. BRIEF OVERVIEW: 15 years ago‚ having a mobile phone was considered a luxury‚ but now it is a very common commodity. Just look around and you will see someone talking on a mobile phone. This device has become an integral part of our life. It is very interesting to see how the mobile handset market has evolved from ten years before to what it is now. What is even more
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THE INFLUENCE OF BRAND CONSCIOUSNESS ON INDIAN CONSUMERS TO BUY THE DIAMONDS OF ARCTIC CIRCLE Abstract "This research report is to aid Article Circle Limited of Canada in the exporting of diamonds to the Indian market."A brand is an offering from a known source. Brand Consciousness is more than simply a preference for brand names. The term luxury was limited to only the rich and the elite‚ but today in India‚ disposable incomes and of middle class and upper middle class are increasing
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Brand and category design consistency in brand extensions Yi Sheng Goh Institute of Creative Industries Design‚ National Cheng Kung University‚ Tainan‚ Taiwan‚ and Veena Chattaraman and Sandra Forsythe Department of Consumer Affairs‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ Alabama‚ USA Abstract Purpose – This study aims to investigate the influence of two critical brand extension design components – brand design consistency and category design consistency – on the formation of consumers’ product attitudes
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INTRODUCTION Consumer behaviour can be defined as "the acts of individuals directly involved in obtaining and using economic and services‚ including the decision process that precede and determine these acts." (Engel et al‚ 1968‚ p 5) Buyer behaviour refers to "the acts of individuals directly involved in the exchange of money for economic goods and services and the decision process that determined these act. "(Engel et al‚ 1968‚ p 5). Both consumer and buyer behaviour differ amongst
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Title The Relationship of Brand Equity and Brand Extension: Low Involvement products vs. High Involvement Products Background and Significance In the present‚ technology enhances modern goods production resulting producers can provide resemble products in physical aspects such as quality or packaging. These create no differentiate of products. Consequently‚ Product Brand as well as the customer’s perception is the significance that promotes product differentiates or product
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Brand Loyalty One of the most desirable traits that marketers would like to see in the consumers they are positioning their product towards is loyalty to their brand. Brand loyalty can be defined as “the extent of the faithfulness of consumers to a particular brand‚ expressed through their repeat purchases‚ irrespective of the marketing pressure generated by the competing brands.” (Business Dictionary‚ 2012) An expression of brand loyalty from consumers can help companies to experience significant
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